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COMMENTARY: Nothing to see in Memphis; Auburn fans should focus on season, not silly rumors

Auburn fans have nothing to worry about in Memphis. There is nothing to see here. Move along.

Sure, student-athlete Jovon Robinson had a transcript falsified by a guidance counselor. But what do you expect? This is Memphis. Stuff like that happens all the time! The school staff just really, really cares about students. They routinely do all they can to get students into the right college. And they do this with no thought of the cost to themselves! Just ask Lynn Lang how much sacrifice it takes to help a Memphis kid.

So, once you know the self-sacrificing nature of Memphis educators, this whole situation clearly becomes a Memphis problem and has nothing to do with Auburn. Auburn was duped by a false transcript.

This whole thing is a conspiracy against the Auburn Tigers. Roy Adams is nothing but a Thayer Evans and Pete Thamel wannabe. Besides, Roy Adams obviously is a closet Alabama fan.

Why else would Adams spread these allegations on the Alabama-loving Paul Finebaum Radio Show?

Besides, what Adams said on the Finebaum show illustrated the previous point—Memphis educators really care about their students.

Specifically, Adams told Finebaum that a Memphis teacher went so far as to take this young man on his visit to Auburn. What a fine example of going the extra mile to help Jovon Robinson get to the right college! Can anyone doubt the professionalism of Memphis educators? Can anyone doubt Memphis educators’ devotion to helping their students?

However, these fine educators have unfortunately snared an innocent student-athlete and Auburn University in a scandal. Now Auburn has been forced to hold Robinson out of practice at a critical time for the 2012 season.

It is bad luck.

Yes, bad luck for Auburn that these erroneous scandals continue to engulf the Auburn football program. Jealous Mississippi State and Alabama fans concocted all that hot air about Cam Newton. It was unfortunate that Auburn was targeted for the fallacious HBO Real Sports Report where former football players alleged Auburn paid them. Why did HBO Real Sports target Auburn? Obviously, because of Auburn’s high profile in the world of college football. Seriously, is there a bigger name than Auburn right now?

Auburn fans should forget these distractions. The Tigers are poised for a strong campaign on the gridiron and this Memphis stuff is nothing more than a problem for the Memphis school system.

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You Boogs must be Liberals. Everything that happens on the plains is the fault of “jealous fans”. Jealous of what? The Cam Newton situation was not “concocted” by anyone. His dad shopped him to the highest bidder. AU was that bidder.

INCORRECT – CAM’S DAD DID NOT SHOP CAM ….CAM ALL SET TO GO TO MISS ST WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE AU REP CALLED CAM DAD AND MADE AN OFFER ROUGHLY 180K – SINCE CAM WANTED TO GO TO MISS ST HIM AND WHAT’S HIS NAME IMMEDIATELY TO STARKVILLE AND MET AT A HOTEL….CAM DAD THERE GAVE MISS ST AN OPPURTUNITY TO MATCH THE AU OFFER – CAM DAD SAID MATCH THE OFFER MISS ST U GETTING ZERO …CAM DAD SAID COME CLOSE MISS ST SAID U GET ZERO …CAM DAD MAKE SOME KIND OF OFFER – MISS ST SAID U GET ZERO…AND MISS ST THEN KICKED CAM DAD AND OTHER GUY OUT THE HOTEL MEETING ROOM…THEN THEY SHOWED UP IN KNOXVILLE – LANE KIFFIN KICKED THEIR AZZES OUT AS WELL…FEW DAYS LATER SIGNED WITH AU – THE MONEY WAS TOO MUCH….THIS AND LOT MORE WAS POSTED BY THE MISS ST ASST ON A BLOG IN JULY OF 2010

This is not looking good. Field agents are telling me this whole thing stinks to high heaven. This thing will put a dark cloud on what was already looking like a disastrous season at AU. That’s ok, the cult following fanbase is already eating up Chizik’s BS that the whole team is a bunch if rag tag Freshmen. AUBS: DEMAND CHIZIK TELL YOU THE TRUTH. Don’t let the hand puppet make you a hand puppet too!

Unlike what the CR did, the SI doesn’t insinuate that Auburn was involved.

Unlike what the CR did, the SI doesn’t insinuate that the NCAA is investigating Auburn.

So ..NOW ..you Bammers are going to “conveniently” believe the hated Roy Adams? Last time I checked, ya’ll claimed that he was the biggest liar around. Why are you listening now? ..oh that’s right ..your bias has once again betrayed your ability to use reason and logic.

I guess the difference in the SI and a local biased Bammer-centric biased blog is that the SI doesn’t insinuate. The SI is worthy of suing. You fools …well. are just fools and not worth the trouble.

Just like the Cam Newton stuff …I’ll offer to bet any of you that Auburn never gets any NCAA sanctions because of this. …..what’s this? …..No takers? ….same as last time? ..that’s what I thought.

All you do is run your mouth trying to find ways to puke on Auburn ….when all that you really accomplish is to expose your redneck bias.

The guidance counselor changed an entire transcript, not just a grade. Why didn’t Auburn, who had access to said transcripts, not catch the discrepancy? Word is it went from a 1.8 to a 3.2 GPA.

So there’s your problem. Failure to monitor those you are bringing onto your campus. That’s serious, much more serious in the eyes of the NCAA than the $180,000 the world knows AU paid to Cecil Newton for Cam’s services.

Call it bias all you want. But for everyone else besides yourself…who will deny seeing the hand in front of your face if it means not having to leave the comfortable delusion you’ve become accustom to…we call it being screwed.

And we looooooooooooove it!!! 42-14 didn’t feel as good as this is going to.

Tennessee will likely wind up with Petrino, who besides his philandering is a real coach.

And because of a flash in the pan 2010 season, you’ll be stuck with the Chiz, a puppet run by the insanely alcoholic Patrick Fain Dye…a man nailed for running a dirty program, banned for five years by the institution, then later promptly given a place of honor at the table. You even named your damn field after the cheater!

Cheating is what you do, Hoopie. It IS Auburn football, and it’s about to come to roost again. And I’ll have the t-shirt to prove it.

Unfortunately, NCAA investigators will probably treat it like the Scam Newton Saga…

NCAA: Auburn, did you know his transcripts were false?
Auburn: No.
NCAA: Okay, he can play then. Are you sure you didn’t know?
Auburn: No.
NCAA: Okay, Auburn is clean.
Rest of the Country: WHAT THE HELL !!